The
International Business Center recognizes the international
scope of Dr.
Stephen Guisinger and his work, Professor at the School
of Business, University of Texas at Dallas, and who
left us much too soon.

Welcome
to the
International Business Center

I
want to extend a personal welcome to you.
The International Business Center is a not-for-profit organization that
has invested hundreds of hours creating a series of dynamic and valuable
resources for
international
business people, international
business students, and teachers and professors at international business
schools throughout the World.

International business, Multinational,
Transnational, Globalization, Multi domestic, Worldwide, and the Global Marketplace,
these
are terms
you deal with daily.

We know international
business success requires more business acumen than managing a
domestic enterprise. You not only deal with
traditional business functions and values, but also
must understand and work from a global perspective that adds politics,
culture, monetary variables,
time, and distance to the international
business management equation.

I believe you'll find the International
Business Center is an excellent resource for a variety of your global business
questions and needs,
with particular focus on those
topics unique to working in the International business arena, including intercultural
issues.

Sincerely,

Stephen Taylor, Executive
Director
the International
Business Center

Stephen Taylor is Senior Partner of the Sigma Two Group LLC
and Executive Director of the International Business Center, and he holds
a
Master of Arts
degree in International Management Studies - Global Leadership from the University
of Texas
at
Dallas School of Management.
Stephen has held executive management positions in international business
development, sales, marketing, and human resources at leading global
companies, including Henkel, 3M Company, and Unilever. He has worked and traveled
extensively
throughout
the world,
and is currently based in Las Vegas.Curriculum
Vitae

What
is a Country's
'Corruption Perception Index' ?

2015 - The International
Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) from Transparency
International has been released. The report charts
the perceived level of corruption in each of 176
countries.

By utilizing a process of surveying perceptions
by business people, academics and risk analysts, of the
degree of corruption within a country, the numeric indexes
will range between 10 (highly clean) and 0 (highly corrupt).

So what are the results for this year? At
the top of the list was Denmark, Finland, and Sweden with
a CPI Index score of 90, followed by Sweden with 88 and
Singapore at 87.

At the other end of the scale, and considered
the most corrupt nations on earth is Somalia, North Kores,
and Afganistan at 8 with Sudan at 13 and Myanmar at 15,
followed by Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan at 17.

The report makes for good reading, and an
excellent topic for discussion among international business
managers, always concerned about risk, and the best way
to hedge against potential losses.

Also of note is that the first Corruption
Perception Index in 1995 had the United States
at 7.8 (78 under new 0-100 scale). Now, 17
years later in 2012, the perceived corruption in the
US has increased by 6.4% to a current CPI of 73.

Before your next visit and negotiation session
in any country, perhaps it may be advantageous to look
up the Corruption Perception Index?

To review the complete listing of the Corruption
Perceptions Index, including the methodology used, go to
one of these locations:

You can download the full eight CPI report
in Acrobat PDF at this
LINK

Culture
+ Etiquette

Don't
Lose the Deal!

It happens somewhere in the world everyday. Negotiations
have been accelerating and both sides seem to be nearing
a fruitful culmination. The end is in sight when
suddenly it begins to unravel. Perhaps impatience to 'close'
was the trigger, or frustration that one side seemed to
be 'back pedaling'. Whatever the reason, the deal has fallen
apart and someone will be on the phone to explain this
to the Executive VP of Global Marketing.

Perhaps one of the most difficult aspects of international
business is dealing with, and understanding, differences
in culture. Visit the International Business Etiquette
and Manners Website to learn details about cultures from
over 35 Countries. The Site also has an explanation of
Geert Hofstede's world famous studies and analysis of cultural
differences.

The Hofstede analysis graphs are presented for each
of the Countries, giving the global business person better
insights to diversity.

Red Alert:
International Business
Travelers

As an international business person, we urge
you to use extra caution and common sense when it comes
to travel and visibility while on
business or pleasure. This link leads to travel related
topics and current travel
warnings

DISCLAIMER: This Website contains hyperlinks
to other Websites for the convenience, education, knowledge,
news, and information of our visitors. However, we
are not responsible or liable for the content, materials,
words, images, information, or data on those Websites.

.
. .

The MBA
Outlook -

Articles and reports you'll want to read about
moving up in the business world.

Need to Convert?

Metric
-> Standard
Standard -> Metric

Global business people
often have the need to convert various measurements
while on the road, or in the office.

We've found perhaps the best conversion
program in the World. You simply load
it on your computer and it's always ready to go.
It has 21 categories,
and best of all, it's FREE.

How good is it? Good enough to use
at NASA and by the astronauts on the International
Space Station.